The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-05-20
owosso Gas Light Go.


A meeting Of the Owosso Gas
Light Co. was held at the office Of the
company, in this city, on the lath
inst. VIM Nj. Fitzpatrick was elected
president and director; E. A. Todd
and o. F. Webster of Owosso, VIM.
c. Stevens, H. S. Dean and Sedwick
Dean, of Ann Arbor directors.
At meeting of the board of di
rectors, the following resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, e. K. Leonard, mem
ber of the board of directors of the
Owosso Gas Light Co., departed life
on the 10th day of March, 1887; and
it being the desire of this board to
place on record its high appreciation
of his character for integrity as man
and its deep sense of loss in his death;
therefore
Res0l0ed, That in the death of our
fellow director, G. X. Leonard, this
board and the Owosso Gas Light Co.
have lost one of their truest friends
and ablest directors, and a man in
whom all that knew him had conf
dence.
Res0LOed, That the members OF
this board tender to the family and
friends of our departed fellow mem.
ber their heartfelt sympathy in this
their great bereavement.
ResoIoed, That these resolutions be
spread on the records of the company,
and that copy be sent to the family
and friends of the deceased, by the
secretary of the company.
0. f. Webster was reelected SUI.
perintendent. His report for the year
ending April 80, 1887, shows the net
earnings of the company to be about
six per cent on TIE capital stock. A
good showing for a company less than
two years old.
Mr.. Webster claims that this com
pany is making the cleanest and
strongest gas sold in the State, and
that owing to its great Illuminating
power it is a cheaper light at S2 90
per thousand feet than most of the
gas sold at SI.oo; and that he has
mailed to each gas consumer a state
ment, showing the yearly, monthly
and daily cost of gas to each consum-
er, which is a demonstration of the
truth OF his statement. From this
statement we learn that the average
cost of gas in Owosso to private
houses to be S2S.o6 per year, 81 AZ per
month and 8 IFS cents per day; to
stores, $3.50 per year, S4oI per
month and 10 1880 cents per day;
to churches, S2S.74 per year, Sa.4o
per month and s cents per day; to
hotels, SaoI.3a per year. Sr6.7S per
month and 50 as cents per day; to
banks, S33.so per year, Sz.7a per
month and 9 7-3o cents per day; to
offices, 1913 per year, Sc cents per
month and SIS cents per day; to
markets, S4o.o7 per year, 1884 per
month and II 23 cents per day; to
gas engines, S2I.S5 per year, SI8a
per HohIn anu I-I5 per Gay. Inc
average cost for gas for stoves in use
in the city is $1,000 per year.
We find that the lowest bill for
private house 10 be So.2o per year,
10 5 cents per month and about
I 2 cents per day; for store, $1,000
per year, $3.50 per month and S $40
cents per day.
From these figures our citizens
have the correct data as to the cost
of gas; anyone contemplating the use
of gas can make comparison with
oil or any ether light as to the relative
cost. For instance, the cost of gas for
a private house is to be from two and
one half to the average of eight cents
per day. These figures Mr.. Webster
informs are from the books of the
company, and anyone who desires
can verify them. The question to be
decided is, will oil, labor and annoy
ance of lamps cost you as muchr